Genus
|
Author(s)
|
Year
|
Status
|
Age
|
Location
|
Notes
|
Acanthoeurypterus
|
Kjellesvig-Waering
|
N/A
|
Jr. synonym
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Nomen manuscriptum, also considered as a synonym of Eurypterus.
[2]
|
Acutiramus
|
Ruedemann
|
1935
|
Valid
|
Silurian -
Devonian
|
|
|
Adelophthalmus
|
Jordan
|
1854
|
Valid
|
Devonian -
Permian
|
Nearly
cosmopolitan, see article.
|
|
Alkenopterus
|
Størmer
|
1974
|
Valid
|
Devonian
|
|
|
Alloeurypterus
|
Kjellesvig-Waering
|
N/A
|
Jr. synonym
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Nomen manuscriptum, also considered as a synonym of Eurypterus.
[2]
|
Angustidontus
|
Cooper
|
1936
|
Misidentification
[4]
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Misidentified, a
crustacean.
|
Anthraconectes
|
Meek & Worthen
|
1868
|
Jr. synonym
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Synonym of
Adelophthalmus.
|
Baltoeurypterus
|
Størmer
|
1973
|
Jr. synonym
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Synonym of
Eurypterus.
|
Bassipterus
|
Kjellesvig-Waering & Leutze
|
1966
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Belinuropsis
|
Matthew
|
1910
|
Nomen dubium
|
Carboniferous
|
|
Too poorly preserved to be assigned to any particular
arthropod group.
[5]
|
Bembicosoma
|
Laurie
|
1899
|
Misidentification
[6]
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Misidentified, a stem genus on
Planaterga.
|
Borchgrevinkium
|
Novojilov
|
1959
|
Misidentification
[1]
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Misidentified, possibly a stem
prosomapod.
|
Brachyopterella
|
Kjellesvig-Waering
|
1966
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Brachyopterus
|
Størmer
|
1951
|
Valid
|
Ordovician
|
|
|
Bunodella
|
Matthew
|
1889
|
Nomen dubium
|
Silurian
|
|
Uncertain affinities, probably synonym of
Acutiramus.
[7]
|
Buffalopterus
|
Kjellesvig-Waering & Heubusch
|
1962
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Campylocephalus
|
Eichwald
|
1860
|
Valid
|
Carboniferous -
Permian
|
|
|
Campylognathus
|
Diener
|
1924
|
Preoccupied
[8]
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Preoccupied by
a genus of plant bugs, changed to
Campylocephalus.
|
Carcinosoma
|
Claypole
|
1890
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Ciurcopterus
|
Tetlie & Briggs
|
2009
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Clarkeipterus
|
Kjellesvig-Waering
|
1966
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Clintonipterus
|
Kjellesvig-Waering
|
N/A
|
Nomen nudum
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Informal name that only appears in notes in museum drawers.
[9]
|
Ctenopterus
|
Clarke & Ruedemann
|
1912
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Curviramus
|
Ruedemann
|
1935
|
Jr. synonym
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Synonym of
Pterygotus.
|
Cyrtoctenus
|
Størmer & Waterston
|
1968
|
Jr. synonym
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Synonym of
Hibbertopterus.
[10]
|
Dolichocephala
|
Claypole
|
1883
|
Preoccupied
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Preoccupied by
a genus of flies, synonym of
Hallipterus.
|
Dolichopterus
|
Hall
|
1859
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Dorfopterus
|
Kjellesvig-Waering
|
1955
|
Valid
|
Devonian
|
|
|
Drepanopterus
|
Laurie
|
1892
|
Valid
|
Silurian -
Devonian
|
|
|
Dunsopterus
|
Waterston
|
1968
|
Jr. synonym
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Synonym of
Hibbertopterus.
[10]
|
Echinognathus
|
Walcott
|
1882
|
Valid
|
Ordovician
|
|
|
Eocarcinosoma
|
Caster & Kjellesvig-Waering
|
1964
|
Valid
|
Ordovician
|
|
|
Erettopterus
|
Salter
|
1859
|
Valid
|
Silurian -
Devonian
|
|
|
Erieopterus
|
Kjellesvig-Waering
|
1958
|
Valid
|
Silurian -
Devonian
|
|
|
Eidothea
|
Scouler
|
1831
|
Preoccupied
[11]
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Preoccupied name, changed to
Campylocephalus.
|
Eurypterella
|
Matthew
|
1888
|
Nomen dubium
|
Carboniferous
|
|
Too poorly preserved to be assigned to any particular arthropod group.
[12]
|
Eurypterus
|
de Kay
|
1825
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Eurysoma
|
Claypole
|
1890
|
Preoccupied
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Preoccupied name, changed to
Carcinosoma.
|
Eusarcana
|
Strand
|
1942
|
Valid
|
Silurian -
Devonian
|
|
|
Eusarcus
|
Grote & Pitt
|
1875
|
Preoccupied
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Preoccupied name, changed to
Eusarcana.
|
Eysyslopterus
|
Tetlie & Poschmann
|
2008
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Glaucodes
|
Pruvost
|
1923
|
Jr. synonym
[13]
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Synonym of
Mycterops.
|
Glyptoscorpius
|
Peach
|
1882
|
Jr. synonym
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Synonym of
Adelophthalmus.
|
Grossopterus
|
Størmer
|
1934
|
Valid
|
Devonian
|
|
|
Hallipterus
|
Kjellesvig-Waering
|
1963
|
Valid
|
Devonian
|
|
|
Hardieopterus
|
Waterston
|
1979
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Hastimima
|
White
|
1908
|
Valid
|
Permian
|
|
|
Herefordopterus
|
Tetlie
|
2006
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Hibbertopterus
|
Kjellesvig-Waering
|
1959
|
Valid
|
Carboniferous
|
|
|
Himantopterus
|
Salter
|
1856
|
Preoccupied
[14]
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Unavailable junior homonym, replaced by name
Erettopterus
|
Holmipterus
|
Kjellesvig-Waering
|
1979
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Hughmilleria
|
Sarle
|
1903
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Jaekelopterus
|
Waterston
|
1964
|
Valid
|
Devonian
|
|
|
Kiaeropterus
|
Waterston
|
1979
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Kockurus
|
Chlupáč
|
1995
|
Misidentification
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Misidentified, likely represents an
aglaspidid.
|
Kodymirus
|
Chlupáč
|
1995
|
Misidentification
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Misidentified, likely represents an
aglaspidid.
|
Kokomopterus
|
Kjellesvig-Waering
|
1966
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Lanarkopterus
|
Ritchie
|
1968
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Lamontopterus
|
Waterston
|
1979
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Laurieipterus
|
Kjellesvig-Waering
|
1966
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Leiopterella
|
Lamsdell, Braddy, Loeffler & Dineley
|
2010
|
Valid
|
Devonian
|
|
|
Lepidoderma
|
Reuss
|
1855
|
Jr. synonym
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Synonym of
Adelophthalmus.
|
Marsupipterus
|
Caster & Kjellesvig-Waering
|
1955
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Mazonipterus
|
Kjellesvig-Waering
|
1963
|
Misidentification
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Misidentified, a
plant.
|
Megalograptus
|
Miller
|
1874
|
Valid
|
Ordovician
|
|
|
Megarachne
|
Hünicken
|
1980
|
Valid
|
Carboniferous -
Permian
|
|
|
Melbournopterus
|
Caster & Kjellesvig-Waering
|
1953
|
Misidentification
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Misidentified, a
brachipod.
|
Mixopterus
|
Ruedemann
|
1921
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Moselopterus
|
Størmer
|
1974
|
Valid
|
Devonian
|
|
|
Mycterops
|
Cope
|
1886
|
Valid
|
Carboniferous
|
|
|
Nanahughmilleria
|
Kjellesvig-Waering
|
1961
|
Valid
|
Silurian -
Devonian
|
|
|
Necrogammarus
|
Woodward
|
1870
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Onychopterella
|
Størmer
|
1951
|
Valid
|
Ordovician -
Silurian
|
|
|
Onychopterus
|
Miller & Gurley
|
1896
|
Preoccupied
[13]
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Preoccupied name, changed to
Onychopterella.
|
Orcanopterus
|
Stott, Tetlie, Braddy, Nowlan, Glasser & Devereux
|
2005
|
Valid
|
Ordovician
|
|
|
Pagea
|
Waterston
|
1962
|
Valid
|
Devonian
|
|
|
Paracarcinosoma
|
Caster & Kjellesvig-Waering
|
1964
|
Jr. synonym
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Synonym of
Eusarcana.
|
Paraeurypterus
|
Lamsdell, Hoşgör & Selden
|
2013
|
Valid
|
Ordovician
|
|
|
Parahughmilleria
|
Kjellesvig-Waering
|
1961
|
Valid
|
Silurian -
Devonian
|
|
|
Parastylonurus
|
Kjellesvig-Waering
|
1966
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Parka
|
Fleming
|
1831
|
Misidentification
[15]
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Misidentified, a
plant.
|
Pentecopterus
[16]
|
Lamsdell et al.
|
2015
|
Valid
|
Ordovician
|
|
|
Pentlandopterus
|
Lamsdell, Hoşgör & Selden
|
2013
|
Valid
|
Ordovician
|
|
|
Pittsfordipterus
|
Kjellesvig-Waering & Leutze
|
1966
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Polystomurum
[17]
|
Novojilov
|
1958
|
Misidentification
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Misidentified, an unplaced
euchelicerate.
[1]
|
Polyzosternites
|
Goldenberg
|
1873
|
Jr. synonym
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Synonym of
Adelophthalmus.
|
Pterygotus
|
Agassiz
|
1839
|
Valid
|
Silurian -
Devonian
|
Nearly
cosmopolitan, see article.
|
|
Rhenopterus
|
Størmer
|
1936
|
Valid
|
Devonian
|
|
|
Rhinocarcinosoma
|
Novojilov
|
1962
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Ruedemannipterus
|
Kjellesvig-Waering
|
1966
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Salteropterus
|
Kjellesvig-Waering
|
1951
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Sidneyia
|
Walcott
|
1911
|
Misidentification
[18]
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Misidentified, an
arachnomorph.
[19]
|
Slimonia
|
Page
|
1856
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Soligorskopterus
[20]
|
Plax, Lamsdell, Vrazo & Barbikov
|
2018
|
Valid
|
Devonian
|
|
|
Stoermeropterus
|
Lamsdell
|
2011
|
Valid
|
Devonian
|
|
|
Strabops
|
Beecher
|
1901
|
Misidentification
[21]
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Misidentified, a
strabopid.
|
Strobilopterus
|
Ruedemann
|
1935
|
Valid
|
Silurian -
Devonian
|
|
|
Stylonurella
|
Kjellesvig-Waering
|
1966
|
Valid
|
Silurian -
Devonian
|
|
|
Stylonuroides
|
Kjellesvig-Waering
|
1966
|
Valid
|
Silurian -
Devonian
|
|
|
Stylonurus
|
Page
|
1856
|
Valid
|
Devonian
|
|
|
Syntomopterella
|
Tellie
|
2007
|
Jr. synonym
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Synonym of
Strobilopterus.
|
Syntomopterus
|
Kjellesvig-Waering
|
1961
|
Preoccupied
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Preoccupied name, changed to
Strobilopterus.
|
Tarsopterella
|
Størmer
|
1951
|
Valid
|
Devonian
|
|
|
Tarsopterus
|
Clarke & Ruedemann
|
1912
|
Preoccupied
[13]
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Preoccupied name, changed to
Tarsopterella.
|
Terropterus
[22]
|
Wang, Dunlop, Gai, Lei, Jarzembowski & Wang
|
2021
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Truncatiramus
|
Kjellesvig-Waering
|
1961
|
Jr. synonym
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Synonym of
Erettopterus.
|
Tylopterella
|
Størmer
|
1951
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Tylopterus
|
Clarke & Ruedemann
|
1912
|
Preoccupied
[13]
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Preoccupied name, changed to
Tylopterella.
|
Unionopterus
|
Chernyshev
|
1948
|
Valid
|
Carboniferous
|
|
|
Vinetopterus
|
Poschmann & Tellie
|
2004
|
Valid
|
Devonian
|
|
|
Vernonopterus
|
Waterston
|
1968
|
Valid
|
Carboniferous
|
|
|
Waeringopterus
|
Leutze
|
1961
|
Valid
|
Silurian
|
|
|
Wiedopterus
[23]
|
Poschmann
|
2015
|
Valid
|
Devonian
|
|
|
Willwerathia
|
Størmer
|
1936
|
Misidentification
[24]
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Misidentified, a
xiphosuran.
|
Woodwardopterus
|
Kjellesvig-Waering
|
1959
|
Valid
|
Carboniferous
|
|
|